1945 New Zealand census
The 1945 New Zealand census was held on 25 September. Total population figures for cities, boroughs and counties are included in the 1946 Year Book.[1] It was published in ten volumes, giving information such as population movement, density, housing, jobs, distance from public transport, country of birth, race and religion. Total population, including forces still abroad, was 1,747,679, and was quite unevenly distributed, as shown in this table, which in the printed document is illustrated with maps of both main islands[2] -
City / borough / county | km2 | Population per km2 |
Eden | 36 | 461.39 |
Waimairi | 124 | 144.21 |
Heathcote | 49 | 105.79 |
Peninsula | 104 | 28.76 |
Manukau | 622 | 21.04 |
Halswell | 104 | 19.85 |
Makara | 262 | 19.15 |
Paparua | 352 | 18.88 |
Waimate West | 215 | 13.09 |
Waipa | 1,127 | 13.01 |
Kairanga | 484 | 11.70 |
Rangiora | 249 | 11.58 |
Hawera | 495 | 11.35 |
Taranaki | 593 | 11.24 |
Franklin | 1,427 | 10.81 |
Hutt | 1,165 | 9.88 |
Piako | 1,150 | 9.50 |
Manawatu | 686 | 9.11 |
Waikato | 1,676 | 8.53 |
Hauraki Plains | 603 | 7.95 |
Springs | 236 | 7.95 |
Oroua | 492 | 7.57 |
Tauranga | 1,577 | 7.37 |
Egmont | 619 | 7.18 |
Newmarket | 1 | 6.33 |
Inglewood | 484 | 6.29 |
Levels | 681 | 6.25 |
Eltham | 536 | 6.22 |
St. Kilda | 2 | 6.14 |
Malvern | 647 | 5.56 |
Horowhenua | 1,409 | 5.52 |
Mount Eden | 6 | 5.29 |
Matamata | 2,409 | 5.06 |
Ohinemuri | 614 | 4.98 |
Otamatea | 1,090 | 4.86 |
Pahiatua | 741 | 4.86 |
Ellesmere | 596 | 4.67 |
Waikouaiti | 808 | 4.67 |
Raglan | 2,424 | 4.36 |
Woodville | 404 | 4.36 |
Stratford | 1,085 | 4.36 |
Kowai | 407 | 4.29 |
Rodney | 1,235 | 4.13 |
Devonport | 4 | 4.09 |
Riccarton | 3 | 4.05 |
Whangaroa | 622 | 3.90 |
Dannevirke | 1,111 | 3.90 |
Mount Albert | 10 | 3.86 |
Otorohanga | 1,554 | 3.78 |
Eyre | 453 | 3.75 |
Petone | 5 | 3.71 |
Hawke's Bay | 4,333 | 3.40 |
Cook | 2,049 | 3.36 |
Waipukurau | 313 | 3.32 |
Akaroa | 438 | 3.32 |
Mangonui | 2,481 | 3.05 |
Napier | 9 | 3.05 |
Hobson | 1,932 | 2.97 |
Geraldine | 1,790 | 2.93 |
Wellington City | 66 | 2.93 |
Waiapu | 2,054 | 2.90 |
Waimea | 3,986 | 2.90 |
Wanganui | 1,191 | 2.86 |
Mt Herbert | 171 | 2.86 |
Onehunga | 8 | 2.86 |
Waitotara | 1,212 | 2.78 |
Bruce | 1,347 | 2.78 |
Rotoroа | 2,562 | 2.74 |
Auckland City | 74 | 2.63 |
Christchurch City | 67 | 2.63 |
Timaru | 11 | 2.55 |
Southland | 9,676 | 2.47 |
Whakatane | 4,343 | 2.43 |
Matakaoa | 764 | 2.43 |
Wairarapa S. | 1,140 | 2.43 |
Westport | 3 | 2.39 |
Waipawa | 1,357 | 2.36 |
Kiwitea | 930 | 2.36 |
Kawhia | 855 | 2.32 |
Waitomo | 2,945 | 2.28 |
Uawa | 663 | 2.28 |
Patea | 1,531 | 2.28 |
Kaitieke | 1,424 | 2.28 |
Eketahuna | 805 | 2.28 |
Taieri | 2,339 | 2.28 |
Clutha | 2,631 | 2.28 |
Hamilton | 15 | 2.28 |
Wairoa | 3,556 | 2.20 |
Clifton | 1,150 | 2.16 |
Hastings | 11 | 2.16 |
Thames | 1,085 | 2.12 |
Rangitikei | 4,338 | 2.08 |
Hawera | 4 | 2.08 |
Oamaru | 6 | 2.08 |
Masterton | 1,518 | 2.05 |
Wairewa | 440 | 2.05 |
Otahuhu | 5 | 2.05 |
Coromandel | 1,137 | 2.01 |
Palmerston N City | 20 | 2.01 |
Mauriceville | 298 | 1.97 |
S. Invercargill | 9 | 1.97 |
Takaka | 1,181 | 1.85 |
One Tree Hill | 10 | 1.85 |
Oxford | 824 | 1.81 |
Tauranga | 4 | 1.81 |
Milton | 1 | 1.81 |
New Plymouth | 17 | 1.74 |
Waimate | 3,582 | 1.70 |
Gisborne | 14 | 1.70 |
Port Chalmers | 2 | 1.66 |
Dunedin City | 62 | 1.66 |
Ellerslie | 3 | 1.62 |
Wanganui City | 23 | 1.62 |
Ohura | 1,077 | 1.58 |
Marlborough | 4,973 | 1.58 |
Ashburton | 6,369 | 1.58 |
Lower Hutt City | 31 | 1.58 |
Hokitika | 3 | 1.58 |
Ashburton | 8 | 1.58 |
Featherston | 2,466 | 1.54 |
Invercargill City | 24 | 1.54 |
Patangata | 1,704 | 1.47 |
Cheviot | 847 | 1.47 |
Waitaki | 6,195 | 1.47 |
Kaikoura | 2,406 | 1.43 |
Takapuna | 11 | 1.43 |
Taumarunul | 2,274 | 1.35 |
Waimarino | 2,287 | 1.35 |
Blenheim | 7 | 1.35 |
Inangahua | 2,458 | 1.31 |
Opotiki | 3,647 | 1.27 |
Dannevirke | 5 | 1.27 |
Greymouth | 10 | 1.27 |
Waimate | 3 | 1.27 |
Masterton | 12 | 1.24 |
Queenstown | 1 | 1.24 |
Akitio | 831 | 1.20 |
New Lynn | 6 | 1.20 |
Green Island | 4 | 1.20 |
Waikohu | 2,732 | 1.16 |
Grey | 4,090 | 1.16 |
Waihemo | 875 | 1.16 |
Otorohanga | 1 | 1.16 |
Tuapeka | 3,595 | 1.12 |
Papatoetoe | 5 | 1.12 |
Johnsonville | 3 | 1.12 |
Whangarei | 14 | 1.08 |
Weber | 306 | 1.04 |
Rangiora | 4 | 1.04 |
Castlepoint | 526 | 1.00 |
Te Awamutu | 5 | 1.00 |
Nelson City | 20 | 1.00 |
Temuka | 3 | 1.00 |
Balclutha | 3 | 1.00 |
Gore | 8 | 1.00 |
Buller | 5,050 | 0.97 |
Waipara | 2,427 | 0.97 |
Feilding | 8 | 0.97 |
Upper Hutt | 9 | 0.97 |
Levin | 5 | 0.93 |
Pahiatua | 3 | 0.93 |
Mosgiel | 4 | 0.93 |
Wallace | 9,653 | 0.89 |
Rotorua | 13 | 0.89 |
Northcote | 5 | 0.85 |
Morrinsville | 4 | 0.85 |
Foxton | 3 | 0.85 |
Tapanui | 1 | 0.85 |
Tahunanui | 2 | 0.85 |
Huntly | 6 | 0.81 |
Marton | 6 | 0.81 |
Akaroa | 1 | 0.81 |
Nightcaps | 1 | 0.81 |
Kawakawa (Bay of Islands) | 1 | 0.81 |
Ashley | 800 | 0.77 |
Maniototo | 3,471 | 0.77 |
Cambridge | 5 | 0.77 |
Opotiki | 3 | 0.77 |
Waipukurau | 4 | 0.77 |
Kaiapoi | 4 | 0.77 |
Winton | 2 | 0.77 |
Whangamomona | 1,158 | 0.73 |
Sounds | 1,308 | 0.73 |
Stratford | 8 | 0.73 |
Matamata | 4 | 0.69 |
Whakatane | 6 | 0.69 |
Wairoa | 6 | 0.69 |
Inglewood | 3 | 0.69 |
Great Barrier Is | 285 | 0.66 |
Collingwood | 1,456 | 0.66 |
Eastbourne | 6 | 0.66 |
Havelock North | 3 | 0.66 |
Te Kuiti | 7 | 0.62 |
Paeroa | 6 | 0.62 |
Geraldine | 2 | 0.62 |
Waverley | 2 | 0.62 |
Leeston | 2 | 0.62 |
Selwyn | 2,471 | 0.58 |
Thames | 11 | 0.58 |
Otaki | 6 | 0.58 |
Carterton | 5 | 0.58 |
Picton | 4 | 0.58 |
Runanga | 5 | 0.58 |
Awatere | 2,639 | 0.54 |
Chatham Is | 963 | 0.54 |
Ngaruawahia | 5 | 0.54 |
Taumarunui | 8 | 0.54 |
Waitara | 6 | 0.54 |
Opunake | 3 | 0.54 |
Naseby | 0 | 0.54 |
Rawene (Hokianga) | 1 | 0.54 |
Waitemata | 1,572 | 0.52 |
Taupo | 8,474 | 0.50 |
Vincent | 7,568 | 0.50 |
Featherston | 3 | 0.50 |
Lyttelton | 10 | 0.50 |
Alexandra | 3 | 0.50 |
Mackenzie | 7,094 | 0.46 |
Birkenhead | 12 | 0.46 |
Eltham | 6 | 0.46 |
Mataura | 5 | 0.46 |
Riverton | 3 | 0.46 |
Henderson | 5 | 0.46 |
Glen Eden | 5 | 0.46 |
Howick | 4 | 0.46 |
Taradale | 6 | 0.46 |
Manaia | 2 | 0.46 |
Normanby (Hawera) | 1 | 0.46 |
Havelock (Marlborough | 1 | 0.46 |
Papakura | 8 | 0.42 |
Mt Maunganui | 4 | 0.42 |
Te Puke | 4 | 0.42 |
Raetihi | 4 | 0.42 |
Taihape | 8 | 0.42 |
Shannon | 3 | 0.42 |
Kaitangata | 5 | 0.42 |
Hikurangi | 4 | 0.42 |
Putaruru | 4 | 0.42 |
Amuri | 5,843 | 0.39 |
Westland | 11,422 | 0.39 |
Pukekohe | 14 | 0.39 |
Woodville | 4 | 0.39 |
Patea | 6 | 0.39 |
West Harbour | 8 | 0.39 |
Roxburgh | 2 | 0.39 |
Bluff | 9 | 0.39 |
Pohangina | 671 | 0.35 |
Murchison | 3,657 | 0.35 |
Kaitaia | 5 | 0.35 |
Manurewa | 8 | 0.35 |
Waihi | 17 | 0.35 |
Te Aroha | 11 | 0.35 |
Lawrence | 2 | 0.35 |
Cromwell | 3 | 0.35 |
Bull's | 3 | 0.35 |
Takaka (Takaka) | 2 | 0.35 |
Dargaville | 11 | 0.31 |
Martinborough | 4 | 0.31 |
Motueka | 10 | 0.31 |
Palmerston | 4 | 0.31 |
Kaikohe | 5 | 0.31 |
Helensville | 5 | 0.31 |
Wyndham | 3 | 0.31 |
Kihikihi (Waipa) | 2 | 0.31 |
Tawera | 2,437 | 0.27 |
Waipawa | 7 | 0.27 |
Ohakune | 8 | 0.27 |
Eketahuna | 4 | 0.27 |
Kamo | 3 | 0.27 |
Waiuku | 5 | 0.27 |
Tuakau | 5 | 0.27 |
Hunterville | 3 | 0.27 |
Pleasant Point | 3 | 0.27 |
Kaponga (Eltham) | 2 | 0.27 |
Southbridge (Ellesmere) | 2 | 0.27 |
Edendale (Southland) | 3 | 0.27 |
Greytown | 8 | 0.23 |
Manunui | 5 | 0.23 |
Ohura | 3 | 0.23 |
Otautau | 4 | 0.23 |
Kawhia (Kawhia) | 2 | 0.23 |
Hokianga | 1,588 | 0.19 |
Bay of Islands | 2,134 | 0.19 |
Stewart Is | 1,735 | 0.19 |
Richmond | 11 | 0.19 |
Kumara | 3 | 0.19 |
Leamington | 5 | 0.19 |
Onerahi (Whangarei) | 4 | 0.19 |
Te Karaka (Waikohu) | 3 | 0.19 |
Whangarei | 2,704 | 0.18 |
Lake | 10,028 | 0.15 |
Hampden | 3 | 0.15 |
Arrowtown | 2 | 0.15 |
Warkworth | 6 | 0.15 |
Tinwald | 6 | 0.15 |
Lumsden | 5 | 0.15 |
Russell (Bay of Islands) | 4 | 0.15 |
Outram (Taieri) | 4 | 0.15 |
Clinton (Clutha) | 4 | 0.15 |
Waikouaiti | 8 | 0.12 |
Mangaweka | 4 | 0.12 |
Mercer (Franklin) | 4 | 0.12 |
Te Kauwhata (Waikato | 5 | 0.12 |
Brunner | 23 | 0.08 |
Kohukohu (Hokianga) | 4 | 0.08 |
Ohaupo (Waipa) | 5 | 0.08 |
Patutahi (Cook) | 5 | 0.08 |
Ross | 15 | 0.04 |
Fiord | 7,861 | 0.00 |
Usually, a census is held in New Zealand every five years. However, due to World War II, the 1941 census was postponed through section 36 of the Finance Act, 1940, which authorised the census due in 1941 to be taken between 1942 and 1945 (inclusive).[3] The last completed census had been held in 1936, i.e. nine years earlier.[4]
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Census returns were released as they became known, on a city, borough, town district, or county basis. The first preliminary results were those issued for Havelock Town District, which appeared in newspapers on 3 October 1945.[11] The results from the census were an input to the 1946 electoral redistribution. As the government had, in a surprise move, abolished the country quota through the Electoral Amendment Act, 1945, the redistribution changed the boundaries of every electorate prior to the 1946 general election.[12]
Notes
- ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK, 1946". StatsNZ.
- ^ Population Census, 1945 Vol. I. Increase And Location Of Population. Census and Statistics Department - licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under CC4.0. 1947.
- ^ a b "Census this year: population check". Auckland Star. Vol. LXXVI, no. 83. 9 April 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Dates of New Zealand censuses since 1851". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "The next census: expected this year". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 82, no. 25173. 10 April 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "The next census: fixed for September". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 82, no. 25175. 12 April 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license."Did you know? Politics brought the 1946 census forward to 1945". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "News of the day". Otago Daily Times. No. 25825. 21 April 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Date of census: postponement urged". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 82, no. 25205. 18 May 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ a b "The pending census". The New Zealand Herald. Vol. 82, no. 25173. 10 April 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "News of the day". The Evening Post. Vol. CXL, no. 18. 3 October 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ McRobie 1989, p. 95.
References
- McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.